Mike | ThatProofreaderGuy
@ProofreaderMike
Transcript Proofreader for U.S. Court Reporters. Recovering victim of Muphry's Law. And, no, my tweets are NOT proofread. 😏
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Two spaces or one space? As it applies to court reporter transcripts... Most transcripts are produced in a monospaced font (e.g., Courier, Consolas) so you use TWO spaces between sentences. If you happen to use a variable-width font, then only one space is needed.
PROOFREADING The commas 👉 Before "too" & "also" at the end of a sentence 👉 Around "too" & "also" in the middle of a sentence went away about 40 years ago. Old habits die hard! 😄
My court reporters lately: "When in doubt, add a comma. When not in doubt, add a comma anyway."
⚠️ Warning ⚠️ Every "go hire a proofreader" grammar cop eventually learns this the hard way: Muphry's Law is real.
Proofreaders: Stop playing coy. Be upfront about 🔸 What you do 🔸 Who you do it for 🔸 How you do it 🔸 Why you do it 🔸 How it will benefit them 🔸 How much it costs Vagueness is costing you clients.
Proofreading can be daunting. Switching to a different font can help you spot errors more easily.
･ *ﾟ ･ ﾟ* ･｡ *･｡ *.｡ ｡･ °*. ﾟ In the U.S., commas and periods go inside the quote. Always. No exceptions. ﾟ*. ｡｡ ･ ｡ ･ﾟ ｡°*. ｡*･｡
Proofread. Your brain knows what it said. Your fingers had other ideas.
Some days I put the "pro" in proofreading. And some days I put the "oof" in it.
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